Folks, there’s no other way to put it… the past week in America has been a whirlwind of crazy from Trump and his cronies.
In Minneapolis, an ICE agent killed a 37‑year‑old mom. Instead of calling for a full, transparent investigation before drawing conclusions, the administration rushed to defend the killing and frame it as justified, even as key facts remain unresolved and communities across the country are outraged. Kristi Noem and Republicans across Congress instead focused on how law enforcement is under attack, not offering condolences to the murdered mother’s family.
At the same time, the administration is weaponizing the Pentagon to punish dissent. Senator Mark Kelly appeared in a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has formally censured him and started proceedings that could demote his retired rank and cut his military pension. This is clear retaliation dressed up as discipline, designed to chill dissent, undermine free speech, and intimidate those who raise legitimate concerns about how military power is being used.
On the world stage, the situation is equally ominous. The United States executed a military operation in Venezuela in early January that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. That operation was launched without prior authorization from Congress, a constitutional check we have to prevent precisely the sort of power grabs we are now seeing. Democracies should not decide matters of war or regime change on a whim, or by executive fiat.
And now the administration is reviving its obsession with “acquiring” Greenland. Not through self-determination. Not through the will of the people who live there. But through raw geopolitical muscle dressed up as national security. They are reportedly floating cash payouts to Greenlanders as if sovereignty can be bought and sold. Denmark and Greenland have already made it clear: any unilateral move would violate international law and strain NATO itself. This is imperial thinking, plain and simple.
And then there is the push to expand military spending for the "Department of War", justified on the basis that law enforcement and federal agents are at risk in America. This framing turns social conflict into an excuse for more guns, more budget, more power, and fewer safeguards on how that power is used.
If we want any change, if we want real oversight, real investigations, real limits on abuse, we have to flip Congress BLUE this year. And that takes early resources. Not later. Not when it is “closer.” Now, while organizers are being hired, ads are being booked, and infrastructure is being built.
Every small-dollar donation is a choice to fight back with the only tool that consistently restrains a runaway president: a Congress that will not rubber-stamp him.
Thank you for taking action today,
David Austin
Executive Director, Forward Blue
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